Comet C/2025 ATLAS, discovered by NASA’s ATLAS telescope network — the same system that spotted the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — has broken apart into three fragments after passing close to the Sun.
A recently discovered comet known as the "golden comet" has dramatically broken apart into three pieces after a close encounter with the sun, according to new photos captured by astronomers in Italy.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) was discovered in May 2025... [1268 chars]